Friday, February 13, 2009

Rainie Yang - Taiwanese singer

Name: Rainie Yang
Also known as: Ah Lin / Lin Lin / Xiao Cheng Lin / Cheng Lin / Yeung Sing Lam / Lily
Born: 1984-Jun-04 in Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 162cm
Weight: 42kg
Star sign: Gemini
Chinese zodiac: Rat
Blood type: A
Profession: Actress, singer and host



Yang began her career as a member of the all-girl singing group 4 in Love, where she was given the stage name of Rainie. The group's popularity in the music industry was mediocre and they achieved limited success. After the group disbanded, Yang continued to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the "Guess Guess Guess" variety show.

On April 3, 2007, Yang wrote a public apology letter to her fans saying "I mis-spoke four years ago, it was understandable because I was only 18 years old, plus I didn't have a lot of education. I did not have a good understanding of history, so this caused me to mis-speak. I hope people can forgive me, the war was not as long and as horrible as I thought, this is why I answered only 40,000 people and was surprised it was only 8 years. I will continue to study history, and improve my skills in hosting.









Liu Yifei - Chinese Actress and singer

Liu Yifei is a Chinese actress and singer. Born in Wuhan, China on August 25, 1987, Liu's birthname was An Feng Her father was a university professor while her mother was a dancer and a stage performer. They divorced when she was 7 years old. After her parents' divorce, Liu lived with her mother, Liu Xiao Li and her name was changed to Liu Xi Mei Zi. She began modelling at the age of 8 and was trained in singing, dancing and the piano. Moving to the United States in 1998 with her mother, Liu lived there for four years. In those four years she went to Middle School 67 Louis Pasteur. She returned to China in June 2002 to pursue an acting career and adopted her stage name Liu Yi Fei. In September 2002, she was accepted into the Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15, She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in July 2006.




Immediately following her admittance into Beijing Film Academy, Liu received offers to star in various television drama serials. Her first role on television was in The Story of a Noble Family. Shortly after, she was chosen to portray the role of "Wang Yuyan" in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, a drama based on the same-titled novel by the acclaimed wuxia writer, Jinyong. It was this role that established her fame in China. Her fame was further enhanced through her starring role in the 2004 drama series adaptation of the video game, The Legend of Sword and Fairy.